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Holland & Knight LLP

Education Dept. Prioritizes Foreign Gifts and Contracts Enforcement for Colleges, Universities

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The Trump Administration stated last week that it will prioritize compliance and enforcement against colleges and universities with respect to the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s foreign gift, contract and ownership...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Increasing Oversight of Foreign Funding at Universities

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities” and issued an accompanying Fact Sheet. The EO rekindles initiatives from...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Recent Trump Executive Order Threatens Accreditation: Implications for Higher Education Institutions

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” This Executive Order would require agencies that currently accredit colleges and universities to overhaul...more

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Colleges and Universities Face New Scrutiny Over Foreign Gifts

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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities, aimed at reinforcing and expanding the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 14 in Review: Offshore Critical Minerals, Workforce Development, Education, Energy, Tariffs, Government Efficiency, and Civil...

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This week, President Trump issued several executive orders in furtherance of his policy aims, including orders relating to offshore critical minerals, workforce development, government efficiency, and civil rights. Meanwhile,...more

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One-Two Punch Delivered to Department of Education on DEI

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On April 24, 2025, the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Hampshire and the District of Maryland issued separate orders blocking enforcement of all, or large portions of, the Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) issued by...more

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Advance AI Education in K-12 Schools

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On April 23, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) establishing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education Task Force to advance AI training for K-12 students, faculty, and staff in the nation’s public-school...more

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Federal Courts Temporarily Block Enforcement of U.S. Department of Education "Dear Colleague Letter" Barring "Illegal DEI" in...

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On April 24, 2025, Judges Landya McCafferty and Stephanie Gallagher, sitting in the United States District Courts in New Hampshire and Maryland, respectively, issued rulings blocking the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)...more

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Second Circuit: ADA Can Require Accommodation Even When Employee Could Perform Job Without It

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require an employer to accommodate a disability even when an employee could perform the job without it. That is the upshot of the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...more

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Federal courts block Title VI certification requirement

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On April 24, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) efforts to enforce its interpretation of Title VI and its associated certification requirement. The...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Foreign Influence on American Campuses

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing transparency with respect to foreign funding at U.S. colleges and universities. This move comes in response to what the Administration has...more

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Trump Orders Signal Shifts in Federal Education Priorities

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In a sweeping series of executive orders (EO) issued on April 23, 2025, President Trump directed the federal government to take action on a series of education policy initiatives. Each of the seven EOs addresses a distinct...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Signs Seven Education-Related Executive Orders Ranging From Accreditation to Workforce Development

Overview of the Executive Orders - On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed seven executive orders with significant implications for various participants in the education sector, including K-12 schools, colleges and...more

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The White House Addresses K-12 School Discipline by Executive Order

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As public school districts continue to navigate the relationship between local policies and federal government policy initiatives, they have a new topic to consider arising out of an April 24, 2025, Executive...more

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Termination of Student Visa Registrations Reversed

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On April 25, 2025, the Department of Justice announced in federal court that many students studying in the United States on F-1 visas whose status was recently changed to “Terminated” for “criminal records” reasons will have...more

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Federal Court Pumps the Brakes on House v. NCAA Settlement: What Comes Next for Roster Limits and College Athlete Pay?

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On April 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant order in House v. NCAA and two related antitrust class actions (collectively known as In re College Athlete NIL...more

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Definition of "Woman” in the Equality Act, Guidance on Conduct Dismissals, and a News Roundup - UK HR Two Minute Monthly: April...

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Our employment law update for April covers the Supreme Court decision the correct definition of “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act and a Court of Appeal decision providing guidelines on gross misconduct dismissals....more

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President Trump on Campus: New Higher Education Executive Orders

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Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Key Takeaways From President Trump's Executive Order on HBCUs

On April 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order revamping federal engagement with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). ...more

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Trump Issues 7 New Executive Orders Impacting Higher Ed and K-12 Schools, Ranging From DEI to Discipline to AI

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President Trump just issued a wave of education-related executive orders – seven, to be exact – impacting both higher education and K-12 schools. Educational institutions need to tune in and catch up, and we’ve compiled this...more

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Trump Tackles Civil Rights Act, Equity in School Discipline, Higher Education Accreditation, and AI in New Executive Orders

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders targeting various elements of his policy agenda. Below, we discuss orders that aim to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability under Title...more

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Title IX and Title VI Enforcement Continues, “Dear Colleague” Pause for Some, and SCOTUS Hears LGBTQ Curriculum Challenge

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We took the week off from our Week in Review alert last week as it was a (relatively) slow week. However, as it tends to happen after a slow week, developments picked back up this week....more

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Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate Federal Government’s Use of Disparate Impact Theory Liability

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing that federal agencies cease using the disparate impact theory of liability under federal civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future (Trump EO Tracker)

Seeks to optimize and target federal investments in workforce development to align with U.S. reindustrialization needs and equip American workers to fill demand for skilled trades and other occupations. The Order requires the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth (Trump EO Tracker)

The Order seeks to promote artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and proficiency among Americans through integration of AI into education, providing training for educators, and fostering early exposure to AI concepts and...more

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